there's this grad student i like in my lab (he's 9 years older, i'm freshman undergrad; he's super shy and from China if that helps). and lately, he's been talking to me a lot after we did an experiment together and had a real conversation.
he remembers random things i said, some that i don't even remember. and he seems to ask a lot of questions about me. he initiates conversation and asks for my opinion on a lot of things.
and yesterday, he said i looked beautiful because i was wearing a skirt (but it wasn't anything fancy...) and i'm not sure if he really meant beautiful and not pretty or cute because his english is not the best.
and he always offers to help me on research. even when i don't really need it and haven't asked.
anyways, any advice on how to continue? and does he actually like me... or does he just think of me as a good friend in the lab? and even if he does like me... i feel like as a chinese guy, since they're usually more conservative, he wouldn't ask me out because of my age...